With all the talk in the press of a looming retirement crisis, the headline of today’s story in Market Watch is a welcomed relief. In a nutshell: Your retirement is…
Published October 27, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Published October 16, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
There’s a natural tendency to sit around and do nothing in the first days, weeks, even months of retirement. It’s understandable. You’ve put in your time. You’ve paid your dues.…
Read More Why you should hit the ground running in retirement
Published October 5, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Here at Fit-To-Retire, we use the term ‘aspirational planning’ to describe how we help clients think about getting the most from their retirement. But, sometimes clients ask, “What does that…
Published October 2, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Continuing our ‘pursuit of happiness’ theme this week, we point your attention to this column in U.S. News which reports that, for most people, retirement causes an immediate increase in happiness…
Published September 30, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Clients give us all kinds of reasons why they’re reluctant to retire: My wife doesn’t want me around all day. I don’t know what I’d do with myself. Are you…
Read More What’s really at the root of “Retirement resistance?”
Published September 28, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
There seems to be a new “happiness study” coming out every few months. To be honest, sometimes they make us roll our eyes and say, “How can you measure happiness?…
Published September 24, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
We Americans tend to define ourselves by the jobs we perform. When we meet someone new, the first question after the handshake usually is: “What do you do?” The answer…
Published September 22, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
We love this Forbes article which introduces us to the “new theory of well-being.” The five ingredients of what scientists call “authentic happiness” are: Positive emotions, engagement, positive relationships, meaning and accomplishment.…
Published September 1, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
Some people wonder why Fit-To-Retire clients receive a playbook for their first 100 days of retirement. “Why just 100 days?” they ask. “What about the next 20 years?” It’s a…
Published August 26, 2015 by Cathy Hamilton
This week, our Facebook feeds are crowded with first-day-of-school photos. There they are – our friends’ kids or grandkids – resplendent in new outfits, heading off to Kindergarten, elementary, even…